Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT) Short Interest Up 155.4% in January

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 564,700 shares, an increase of 155.4% from the December 31st total of 221,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,818,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

NASDAQ VGIT opened at $58.38 on Friday. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12 month low of $57.03 and a 12 month high of $60.82. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $58.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is $59.09.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a dividend of $0.1901 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.19.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 378.2% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 112,134 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,530,000 after acquiring an additional 88,684 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 884.7% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 110,844 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,454,000 after acquiring an additional 99,587 shares in the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1,355.9% during the second quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 37,927 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,208,000 after buying an additional 35,322 shares during the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp boosted its stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 805,002 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,875,000 after purchasing an additional 25,693 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 3.6% during the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 282,279 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,437,000 after buying an additional 9,730 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Intermediate Term Government Bond ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted government bond index with an intermediate-term, dollar-weighted average maturity. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S.